Some of the simple pleasures in life we take for granted, as they surround us everyday. Every time we walk up and down our wooden sidewalk, we enjoy the pleasures of Ginnie's labor in her flower gardens. She loves her gardens and spends countless hours in them.. weeding, thinning, transplanting etc.
Today, her neighbor, good friend and fellow gardener Joanne Kukla... brought some plants over, as she was thinning her gardens. When I seen Ginnie out there working to get her new plants in... I just had to take a couple of pictures. Ginnie knows her plants and how to take care of them. I think that is pretty oblivious by the beauty of these pictures.
As many of you know.. or may not know, we live up here in Northern Michigan and are as they say... back in the sticks! Woods surrounds us and the nearest little town and store is a twenty mile round trip. If you need something like a Walmart, that is a 100 mile round trip. So, you try to plan ahead on your supplies. Also, you learn to depend on your neighbors when you get caught short. I mention this, as when Joanne came over this morning she brought a dozen eggs to trade for some of Ginnie's Crisco. Is this the good old days or what!!
One of our Blessings is the joy and solitude of living in the woods and the beauty surrounding us... some being Grandma Ginnie's flowers.. these we want to share with you.
What a wonderful place to enjoy our retirement!
